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The ErgoSteer retrofit kit allows high-spec 500 to 1000 Series Fendt tractors to be controlled through a steering joystick mounted on a left-side seat armrest.
Equipment, Machinery

Fendt ErgoSteer brings joystick steering control to tractors

A retrofit option offers a second type of steering input for operators

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A few years ago, Agco’s Fendt brand replaced the steering wheel on its Ideal combines with a joystick control. In 2024 it introduced a retrofit kit that can bring joystick steering control to Fendt tractors, too. That system just won Agco an AE50 award for its design. “It’s 100 per cent retrofittable,” says Daniel Smith, […] Read more
(Deere.com)
Machinery, Reuters

Deere misses revenue estimates on subdued farm equipment demand

Outlook did not account for any impact from potential import tariffs, retaliatory tariffs company says

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Deere's quarterly revenue slumped 35 per cent and missed analysts' expectations as more farmers switched to renting equipment due to weak incomes and high borrowing costs, sending its shares down nearly 4.5 per cent in morning trading on Thursday. The company said its outlook did not account for any impact from potential import tariffs by the U.S. and any retaliatory actions taken by other countries.
Buhler Industries’ Versatile Nemesis 235 tractor. (Versatile-ag.com)
Machinery, News

Buhler Industries going private

Winnipeg tractor and implement maker will be delisted from the TSX

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Winnipeg's Buhler Industries, which makes Versatile tractors, Farm King augers, and other farm implements, will be privately owned by a Turkish firm under a proposed deal.
Grain storage and handling systems need periodic maintenance to keep them in top condition — and to prevent in-season breakdowns.
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Don’t forget year-end grain handling equipment maintenance

Clean up any grain spills and check leg and auger bearings for excessive wear

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Many growers will be hauling grain to local terminals over the winter, which means they’ll be in and out of the bin yard many times — making it a good time for off-season inspections on their grain handling equipment. While it’s easy to remember to pull the big machines into the shop for that, don’t […] Read more
Photo: Piotr Swat/SOPA Images via Reuters Connect
Machinery, News, Reuters

CNH Industrial forecasts lower FY profits on declining agriculture, construction equipment sales

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Reuters – CNH Industrial CNH.N on Tuesday forecast 2025 profit below Wall Street’s estimates, as it expects sales to be lower year-over-year in both its agriculture and construction equipment markets in 2025, sending its shares down 3.7 per cent before the bell. The Basildon, UK-based company expects 2025 adjusted earnings to be in the range […] Read more
Volto hay tedders
Equipment, Forages, Machinery

New hay tools come west from Claas

Volto tedders and Disco mower conditioners will be available for 2025

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Early in 2024, Claas introduced its new Volto hay tedders and Disco mower conditioners to the European market. The company announced this fall it intends to make those implements available to North American producers in time for the 2025 season. There are two Volto models, the 1300 and 1500, which are available in T or […] Read more
The Oliver 2655 and Minneapolis-Moline A4T-1600
Equipment, Machinery

White’s earliest four-wheel drive tractors

We look back at the Minneapolis-Moline A4T-1600 and Oliver 2655

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As farms started to grow significantly in size through the late 1960s, equipment brands began to see a need to add new tractor models to the top end of their horsepower range. For some, that involved a few instances of so-called “badge engineering” — that is, short-term contracting with a competitor to build one of […] Read more

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